Concept and functions of Logistics

Logistics is the science of planning and design of purchasing, inventory, warehousing, distribution and transportation of freight. It also deals with customer service. It plans, implements and controls the cost effective flow and storage of raw materials, in-process inventory, finished goods and related information from the point of origin to the point of consumption.

There are many logistic companies, logistic providers, supply chain consultants, freight forwarders and freight companies, trucking companies, shipping companies, air carriers, rail freight companies, freight transportation companies and other logistics enterprises.

The functions of Logistics are warehousing, inventory control, transportation, materials handling, strategic planning, and customer service.

Logisticians build and maintain relationships with carriers. Using their help, they can offer their customers the smoothest transportation.

They can also offer international services. Logisticians make a complicated problem successful. Some logistic companies are very famous in the world. Everyone trusts them for secure door-to-door delivery.

5. Answer the questions to the text:

1. What kind of science is Logistics?

2. What business operations does Logistics deal with?

3. What are the functions of Logistics?

4. Do logisticians build and maintain relationships with carriers?

5. Can they also offer international services?

6. Why does everyone trust famous logistic companies?

GRAMMAR

WORD FORMATION

6. Translate the following verbs:

Remember the suffixes of verbs: -ate, -ize, -fy, -en

Mechanize, simplify, automate, regulate, widen, strengthen, electrify, centralize, cheapen, communicate, economize

7. Identify the part of speech:

Careful, stabilize, realistic, justify, international, accumulate, lengthen, competitive, computerize, various, generate, signify, total, central, industrial, comfortable, attractive, radical, operate, special

8. Translate the following words paying attention to the meaning of suffixes:

a) ventilation, ventilator, ventilate

b) resistant, resistor, resistance

c) corrosion, corrosive, corrosiveness

d) refrigeration, refrigerate, refrigerator

e) light, lighting, lighter

f) heating, heated, heater

g) containerize, containerization, container

h) durable, durability

i) additionally, additional, addition

LESSON 5: CONCEPT AND FUNCTIONS OF LOGISTICS